TONOPAH, AZ — Vice President Kamala Harris, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited the West Valley Thursday.
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The group visited Tonopah in the West Valley to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ten West Link transmission line.
The Ten West Link will be a high-voltage transmission line that will add significant new power infrastructure connecting the Desert Southwest to southern California.
The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management initially approved the project in November of 2019, and construction was authorized last July.
VP Harris also met with workers of the Valley IBEW union, who are leading this project. The White House says the project will create more than 300 high-paying, union jobs.
The VP also spoke on America's energy future, saying the road to that leads right through Arizona.
"So, Arizona, I'm here today because this project demonstrates a very important point. It shows that when we invest in climate we also invest in families, in communities, an opportunity and prosperity for all people. When we invest in climate, we build a safer, cleaner healthier, more just and more prosperous country."
Watch Governor Hobbs speak during the event:
Watch Vice President Harris speak during the event:
Harris, Haaland, and Granholm touted the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to combat climate change while helping Americans to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.
We're told the project should be finished in the next 14 months.
